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Aspartame, also known as NutraSweet® and Equal®, is an
artificial sweetener made from a combination of methanol, aspartic acid
and phenylalanine. Methanol is wood alcohol, which is highly toxic and
causes nerve damage, blindness and death. Even in the smaller doses
associated with occasional drinking of for example diet soda, it can cause
headaches and fatigue. Aspartic acid and phenylalanine are amino acids,
which can be harmful if taken in isolation or in proportions different
from that which occurs naturally in protein. Phenylalanine in particular
can interfere with serotonin levels and cause depression and lethargy, and
phenylketonurics must totally avoid foods containing phenylalanine as
well. Following are some links giving useful information on this subject.
There is also information on other additives which their manufacturers
insist are safe, despite evidence to the contrary, such as rBGH or rBST
(recombinant bovine growth hormone). The older artificial sweeteners
saccharin and cyclamate also raised serious health concerns, and true to
form, its defenders resorted to coverups and derision rather than
rationally arguing their point. For example, Theodore Roosevelt said that
anyone who thinks saccharin is harmful is an "idiot". Of course, this was
a time when smoking was actually considered healthful by many, and
medications containing mercury and arsenic were considered safe and
effective. "Pay no attention to the man behind that curtain!"

Information in German on aspartame's predecessors (unfortunately,
these links seem to have been removed):
Cyclamate
and
E954 Saccharin
or roughly translated (I may supply a better translation in the future) by
Altavista's Babelfish: Cyclamate
and
E954 Saccharin

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